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. >> i guess there's a tradition in washington d.c. whenever one is asked about making a position come you make one of those predictions. the next 18 months are critical, something along those lines. going to do something very similar. >> that won't won't do it on the sunday morning talk show. >> what i'm going to say here as i think one thing our discussion has alluded to is between the presidency and egypt in a variety of bureaucratic entries. not just the military, but the deep state is going to be very critical. the question of whether he will call a will be extremely important. it's not just the question of that compensation we been waiting for between the president and the various bureaucratic powers, the president, particularly the military and security service. we also look at the relationship between the president and the ear of the muslim brotherhood. is there enough sufficient room for tension between the two sides in such an irreverent end up in a presidency can emerge clicks if that actually happens someday, that sort of t
. >> i guess there's a tradition in washington d.c. whenever one is asked about making a position come you make one of those predictions. the next 18 months are critical, something along those lines. going to do something very similar. >> that won't won't do it on the sunday morning talk show. >> what i'm going to say here as i think one thing our discussion has alluded to is between the presidency and egypt in a variety of bureaucratic entries. not just the military, but the...
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. >> host: john in bellingham, washington, good afternoon. please go ahead with your question or comment for steven johnson. >> caller: hi, pleasure speaking to you. 8, i was a first wave environmental planner back in the mid '70s, so i'dhead of your ghost -- i'd heard of your ghost maps story. and in -- after i graduated i thought i'd kick around the idea of architecture plus ecology and play with computer models and satellite data late at night without authorization. [laughter] before the term hacker or geospatial intelligence technology was invented. anyway, i became a mr. mom in '82 because that was really going nowhere. today, however, it looks like, you know, cloud technology and c factor computing and a lot of these breakthroughs are going to make three dimensional environmental computing feasible. the problem i saw then was a global vision in a flat world, you know? we didn't really have a three dimensional philosophy. to work with this new technology. and i don't even see it there now. and it's kind of a little troubling, you know? a
. >> host: john in bellingham, washington, good afternoon. please go ahead with your question or comment for steven johnson. >> caller: hi, pleasure speaking to you. 8, i was a first wave environmental planner back in the mid '70s, so i'dhead of your ghost -- i'd heard of your ghost maps story. and in -- after i graduated i thought i'd kick around the idea of architecture plus ecology and play with computer models and satellite data late at night without authorization. [laughter]...
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so what is that going to mean as it moves forward here in washington? >> i'm going to go back again. as i ended, the fact we have the same majority leader, senate, and i'm very glad we do. harry reid is a great leader. the fact he's still the majority leader doesn't mean there hasn't been a change. there has in fact been a significant change in the makeup of who people are as about their life experience. it's about what they bring to the table. the fact is in the state of new hampshire, for example, we have a woman governor, two women senators, when democrat and one republican and we now have two women democratic numbers of congress. they are in many ways. we also know they shall not pass the first vote and maybe they're going to be a pioneer in this kind of representation. i'm going to go back for a moment, by the way, jennifer. after thinking about this from i realized when i hear maggie hasan talk out why she got interested in politics, it starts with having a disabled child. we do talk about disability. it's often a candidate or the durst to bring t
so what is that going to mean as it moves forward here in washington? >> i'm going to go back again. as i ended, the fact we have the same majority leader, senate, and i'm very glad we do. harry reid is a great leader. the fact he's still the majority leader doesn't mean there hasn't been a change. there has in fact been a significant change in the makeup of who people are as about their life experience. it's about what they bring to the table. the fact is in the state of new hampshire,...
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gets nominated to go to washington as the quote, unquote, boys nation candidate for u.s. senate. goes to washington, he's already six feet tall, he strides to the front of the line when they got white house to president kennedy, and then kennedy finishes his speech, bill clinton goes forward and gets his picture taken. he's so proud. he already is dedicated to the idea that he is going to be the person who is going to bring complete honor it family. he already by the age of 17 is planning to be elected attorney general of arkansas and governor of aver and president the united states. this is something that everyone knows him knows about. he talk about it is all the time. ..
gets nominated to go to washington as the quote, unquote, boys nation candidate for u.s. senate. goes to washington, he's already six feet tall, he strides to the front of the line when they got white house to president kennedy, and then kennedy finishes his speech, bill clinton goes forward and gets his picture taken. he's so proud. he already is dedicated to the idea that he is going to be the person who is going to bring complete honor it family. he already by the age of 17 is planning to be...
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. >> from the 12th annual national book festival on the national mall in washington, d.c., bob woodward presents his book, "the price of politics." this is about 45 minutes. [applause] >> thank you. thanks.k it's great to be here. i'm going to put myself on the clock so i don't talk too long,h and then we have lots of time for questions. and then we have lots of times the questions. and i want to begin by recounting something that occurred about five or six years ago my wife and i were at an aging conference and how to deal with aging. how many people are interested in the subject of aging? raise your hand. okay, you all are. i tell you. at age 69, i am deeply interested in the subject of aging. and they have psychiatrists and physicians and so forth on this panel. james watson, who was the codiscoverer of dna, the nobel prize winner was also on the panel. we had the discussion and it went on for an hour, and watson said nothing. that is the end of zero comments. now, you know the power of silence was just overwhelming, and so finally, the moderator, charlie rose asked him, doctor watso
. >> from the 12th annual national book festival on the national mall in washington, d.c., bob woodward presents his book, "the price of politics." this is about 45 minutes. [applause] >> thank you. thanks.k it's great to be here. i'm going to put myself on the clock so i don't talk too long,h and then we have lots of time for questions. and then we have lots of times the questions. and i want to begin by recounting something that occurred about five or six years ago my...
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i read the numbers of the status crowe, but i think the those in washington is very different, that a rising republican tide was turned back. democrats are more firmly in control. lessons have been learned from the first four years, maybe. no more mr. nice guy. >> can you expand on that in the fiscal clip and some of the policies? >> i want to look ahead to the future. i do not have a good clear crystal ball here. i think these are all things to be determined. the barack obama reach out to republicans? starting with romney, but really the leadership and some of the key players whom he might be able to work with in a bipartisan way, say john mccain. there are house members and senators. does he reach out? secondly, legislation. does the government from the center out? does the governor from the base over to try to get a majority? on the republican side, how do they respond if obama reaches out? i think he will realize with the the test booklet facing us that he has to do something. how do republicans respond not have as much mcconnell responded? -- how do republicans respond? how does
i read the numbers of the status crowe, but i think the those in washington is very different, that a rising republican tide was turned back. democrats are more firmly in control. lessons have been learned from the first four years, maybe. no more mr. nice guy. >> can you expand on that in the fiscal clip and some of the policies? >> i want to look ahead to the future. i do not have a good clear crystal ball here. i think these are all things to be determined. the barack obama reach...
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what was your message to washington? a lot of newspaper articles this morning about the fiscal the cliff and that is what faces -- >> we will leave this portion of this morning's washington journal now to go live to the american enterprise institute for panel discussions on the election with fox news channel commentator michael barone, inside out columnist norman borkenstein and others. it is just beginning. this is live coverage from c-span2. >> to start the aei series in 1982. he is with us here today been lautenberg and the late richard scamen were the people to look at the intersection of democracy and public often opinion data in the 1970 book "the real majority." they told us how important changing demographics would be to future e elections come indigenous election de pass braking insights have been confirmed. latinos or a larger share of the electorate than four years ago, and they voted as this new issue of aei's political report shows solidly for president obama. if romney had done as well with hispanics out as
what was your message to washington? a lot of newspaper articles this morning about the fiscal the cliff and that is what faces -- >> we will leave this portion of this morning's washington journal now to go live to the american enterprise institute for panel discussions on the election with fox news channel commentator michael barone, inside out columnist norman borkenstein and others. it is just beginning. this is live coverage from c-span2. >> to start the aei series in 1982. he...
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elect orally he probably knew from his experiences as solicitor general of texas as an official in washington during the bush said ministration and as a former law clerk, chief justice william rehnquist, it was important to get to the business of trying to defend the system of limited constitutional government in the halls of washington sooner rather than later. by the end of the conversation huckabee anything but thankful that he wanted to run and hopeful for success. ted's drive, optimism, and zealous pursuit of public service out of commitment to the constitution paid off. with great sacrifice from him, his wife heidi and their family, ted stands before us as senator elect from the state of texas and we are all the better for it because we have in the senate a good man with extraordinary skill and intellect have an unparalleled and unflinching commitment to the constitution of small and limited government. i have no doubt, no doubt that ted cruise will quickly emerge as one of congress's key spokesman and leaders for revival of the structural constitution standing alongside senator mike le
elect orally he probably knew from his experiences as solicitor general of texas as an official in washington during the bush said ministration and as a former law clerk, chief justice william rehnquist, it was important to get to the business of trying to defend the system of limited constitutional government in the halls of washington sooner rather than later. by the end of the conversation huckabee anything but thankful that he wanted to run and hopeful for success. ted's drive, optimism,...
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washington is just as dumbfounded, torn between wonder at the dysfunction of our national security leaders and of course reluctant curiosity. dan, why does this same thing keep happening? it just happens, these powerful men, even as disciplined as petraeus. you know petraeus. >> i do know him and like him and think he's been a great patriot and public servant. but in answer to your question, i simply don't know. what we do know is it occurs, has occurred not just in our time and our country but all through difficult times. part of it is i think people who reach the pinnacle begin to think they can do things that other people can't do. they think i'm so high, nobody will ever find out about this. best i can do, unless you want to accept what my great grandmother used to say, there's simply no damn good. chris: we'll stop short with that but maybe you want to talk. >> i agree with dan but people in high positions, they're surrounded by yes men and are rarely contradicted and begin to think normal roles of behavior don't apply to them and they're above the law. opportunities arise because you
washington is just as dumbfounded, torn between wonder at the dysfunction of our national security leaders and of course reluctant curiosity. dan, why does this same thing keep happening? it just happens, these powerful men, even as disciplined as petraeus. you know petraeus. >> i do know him and like him and think he's been a great patriot and public servant. but in answer to your question, i simply don't know. what we do know is it occurs, has occurred not just in our time and our...
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>> it's interesting that it's thought that washington set the two-term limit. simply, it was a constitutional amendment. but the fact is that grant wanted a third term, and he didn't have his own party opposing him because they didn't feel he had been a good president. but he would have been a third-term president. and the teddy, theodore roosevelt if he had not said that he was not going to run again, he would have had a third term, there's no question because of his popularity. so i think your question is -- roosevelt then became the powerful, hugely admired president because of his third term. but he needed world war ii and the success he had there to make that third term valuable. i've been asked whether or not we should only have one six terms. i think the idea of allowing the american people to choose or not choose the re-election of a president one time is enough because you do have the potential for what we see in places like with chavez and so forth. so i would say that our system from that standpoint is correct, but we -- i think we don't want third t
>> it's interesting that it's thought that washington set the two-term limit. simply, it was a constitutional amendment. but the fact is that grant wanted a third term, and he didn't have his own party opposing him because they didn't feel he had been a good president. but he would have been a third-term president. and the teddy, theodore roosevelt if he had not said that he was not going to run again, he would have had a third term, there's no question because of his popularity. so i...
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regan, clinton and washington figured out how to win against the odds. of course to achieve the accommodation in congress he would need a lyndon johnson, tip o'neill or new gingrich to lead the congress majority that would follow. so what specifically what i recommend that he would do to avoid the challenges of the second term? he should appoint an intermediary with the skills of simpson-bowles to work with the congress on a legislative proposal. he should recommend a creative revision of the tax law and serious debt reduction program and encourage the congress to enact an annual budget which hasn't occurred in the past three years. he might come up with a proposal for the inventor of public-private partnerships to improve infrastructure including the electric grid it and continue to encourage energy independence. the resolution of the supplies should be sought but all of this will occur only if the be elected barack obama can find the unique temperament required to work with his administration to move to the center and to discover ways to reach meaningf
regan, clinton and washington figured out how to win against the odds. of course to achieve the accommodation in congress he would need a lyndon johnson, tip o'neill or new gingrich to lead the congress majority that would follow. so what specifically what i recommend that he would do to avoid the challenges of the second term? he should appoint an intermediary with the skills of simpson-bowles to work with the congress on a legislative proposal. he should recommend a creative revision of the...
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they were at war with the washington establishment. washington reportedly tested both of them. bill clinton frequently lied to the press. they didn't like him at all and she didn't like the press at all which is why she did the thing with the white house press corps and travelgate and stuff. her position at that point was it she gave up anything she might give up everything. she held on to things to get into this -- polarized kind of attitude which was clearly a vast right wing conspiracy argument. she lost what she had in college and in law school which was this sense that her role was never to alienate someone but always stay in touch. that was the function of how fearful she was that she would lose grasp of power that she succeeded in gaining and therefore had to fight it all away to have it her own way. >> what is your comment on the relationship between president clinton and president obama and how the role works? >> none of us knows full be what the relationship is accept bill clinton made a very conscious decision that it was to his self-interest and the interest of the
they were at war with the washington establishment. washington reportedly tested both of them. bill clinton frequently lied to the press. they didn't like him at all and she didn't like the press at all which is why she did the thing with the white house press corps and travelgate and stuff. her position at that point was it she gave up anything she might give up everything. she held on to things to get into this -- polarized kind of attitude which was clearly a vast right wing conspiracy...
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washington refused to take any. and franklin -- ben franklin would be very adamant there should be no salary. what they did do, they did make clear that whatever salary is could not be augmented during your turn. does the first part of the virginia plan. i don't think the salary was never the issue. now whether people were able to capitalize in terms of future speaking engagements and endorsements for a medical bill to the point of our presidential candidates is back in the 90s. that's a different question. technically, souders itself wasn't a big issue. by the way, everybody assumed whoever was running for president, they might be the power. they might be devout or money. >> right behind you. yeah. >> for years i wondered, who is one elect her? what is one's name? and now i really don't care. [laughter] i used to wonder. >> you know, i don't know a single electors name. with about 135 people. does anyone know analects are poor and electors name? they are just statements of people's imagination. they are clearly par
washington refused to take any. and franklin -- ben franklin would be very adamant there should be no salary. what they did do, they did make clear that whatever salary is could not be augmented during your turn. does the first part of the virginia plan. i don't think the salary was never the issue. now whether people were able to capitalize in terms of future speaking engagements and endorsements for a medical bill to the point of our presidential candidates is back in the 90s. that's a...
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who did not speak well with the teleprompter, who understand how to manipulate the levers of power in washington. he understood human nature, understood the strength and weaknesses of the people in congress and how to play on those weaknesses and strengths. obama doesn't have that skill set to use human nature as a way of getting done what he wants to get done in washington. >> host: holm books have you written? >> guest: i think this is my 11th book. three novels and eight nonfiction. >> host: what do you say to critics of your books? >> guest: what do the critics say. >> host: the accuracy of the stories you tell, et cetera. >> guest: well, the fact of the matter is, as far as i know, there hasn't been a single fact in this book that's been challenged in a kind of credible way. people have said, oh, klein makes things up. that's what kids in the schoolyard -- they call each other names. i've been called all kinds of names. but in fact when it comes to the credibility of my reporting, i don't think anybody has laid a glove on me yet. >> host: how many university were you editor. >> guest: 12 ye
who did not speak well with the teleprompter, who understand how to manipulate the levers of power in washington. he understood human nature, understood the strength and weaknesses of the people in congress and how to play on those weaknesses and strengths. obama doesn't have that skill set to use human nature as a way of getting done what he wants to get done in washington. >> host: holm books have you written? >> guest: i think this is my 11th book. three novels and eight...
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coming up live today on the c- span, "washington journal." looks at the battle ground states of ohio. live at 10:20 a.m., president obama holds a campaign rally in ohio. at 1:00, the new president of penn state's talks about leaving the school after the sex abuse scandal. coming up, a look at ohio as a battleground state. at 8:15, bob bennett, chairman of the ohio republican party talks about romney campaign is doing to win that state. doing to win that state.
coming up live today on the c- span, "washington journal." looks at the battle ground states of ohio. live at 10:20 a.m., president obama holds a campaign rally in ohio. at 1:00, the new president of penn state's talks about leaving the school after the sex abuse scandal. coming up, a look at ohio as a battleground state. at 8:15, bob bennett, chairman of the ohio republican party talks about romney campaign is doing to win that state. doing to win that state.
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we are always enormously honored to have the washington vessel here. we coordinated counterterrorism efforts around the world. you can even more public this past year with a well-received book on the art of intelligence. behind those emerging from the world of shadows was a driving desire and ambition to educate american policymakers and especially the american public about the needs and uses of intelligence in our hyper connected world of asymmetrical threats. before that, he created his signal legend in afghanistan where he took roughly 110 cia officers and 400 plus special operations forces to overthrow the taliban and so for two years we have developed networks and building trusted allies would allies. we had a two-year hard work building this network and building this alliance. when 9/11 happened, we knew who we could depend upon who we could go to. it wasn't only collecting intelligence against al qaeda and the enemy, but other allies and mapping human terrain. along that path, there had been the hunt for osama bin laden and the first idea for dr
we are always enormously honored to have the washington vessel here. we coordinated counterterrorism efforts around the world. you can even more public this past year with a well-received book on the art of intelligence. behind those emerging from the world of shadows was a driving desire and ambition to educate american policymakers and especially the american public about the needs and uses of intelligence in our hyper connected world of asymmetrical threats. before that, he created his...
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they've given a million five in scholarships to washington d.c. public school graduates over the last 20 years or so. we braced endowment of more than $2 million. my experiences on the board and also at the church mason university for a teach both graduate and undergraduate students and public policy have led me to a number of conclusions that run counter to what our traditional view of the american dream is all about. for as long as we can sort of remote or, a college education has been the ticket to a more comfortable life and while that reality still exists, it is competing with some alternatives that i think will hamper not just urban america, but america generally. by that i mean the cost of the ticket to get in and complete college represents a barrier that i believe will ultimately injure our economy. not only that but the rapid change of technological evolution is bringing about has created a spatial mismatch between the kind of jobs that are going to be available going forward and the kinds of people able to take those jobs. the problem i
they've given a million five in scholarships to washington d.c. public school graduates over the last 20 years or so. we braced endowment of more than $2 million. my experiences on the board and also at the church mason university for a teach both graduate and undergraduate students and public policy have led me to a number of conclusions that run counter to what our traditional view of the american dream is all about. for as long as we can sort of remote or, a college education has been the...
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a novel concept here in washington. that is a major reason why we reject short-sided politics of spending promises that result in long term cost to taxpayers. of course, our state increased state debt approximately a billion dollars a year for 20 years, but since i took office, first year, we paid down $500 million in state debt, and this year, about a $1.5 billion. increasing a billion dollars every year, to balance the budget, they borrowed more money. remember the stimulus that begun projects like high speed rail. in states without the financial support to continue them. you know, the federal government offered us $2.6 billion and didn't understand why i didn't want to bill the high speed rail project from orlando to tampa, 84 miles. the last pitch was it's a good tourist attraction. [laughter] people didn't understand why we turned it down, but here was the deal, and i think you still might be able to get it. you get $2.6 billion a year, okay? now, if you look -- you got to build the track and the train, historicall
a novel concept here in washington. that is a major reason why we reject short-sided politics of spending promises that result in long term cost to taxpayers. of course, our state increased state debt approximately a billion dollars a year for 20 years, but since i took office, first year, we paid down $500 million in state debt, and this year, about a $1.5 billion. increasing a billion dollars every year, to balance the budget, they borrowed more money. remember the stimulus that begun...
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ishink ito's in washington very different. -- that ethos in washington is different. lessons have been learned from the force for years -- no more mr. nice guy. >> can you expand on that into the fiscal clip? -- fiscal cliff. i think -- >> i think it is all things to be determined. barack obama, as he reached out to republicans, starting with mitt romney and the leadership and key players he might be able to work with in a bipartisan way, say john mccain, there are house members and senators. does he reach out? second, legislation, does he govern from the senate out or does he -- from the center out or from the base over to get a majority? on the republican side, how will they react if he does reach out? i believe he will reach out but he doesn't realize with a fiscal cliff facing us that he has to do something. how do republicans respond? how does mitch mcconnell respond? i think the senate could come up with a deal in the white house. the question is and what happens in the house? there are two questions with john boehner -- is he temperamentally willing to go and l
ishink ito's in washington very different. -- that ethos in washington is different. lessons have been learned from the force for years -- no more mr. nice guy. >> can you expand on that into the fiscal clip? -- fiscal cliff. i think -- >> i think it is all things to be determined. barack obama, as he reached out to republicans, starting with mitt romney and the leadership and key players he might be able to work with in a bipartisan way, say john mccain, there are house members and...
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it was a memory that was formed at the famous nixon policy conference held in washington in march of 1993, and this was the conference around which nixon's very public criticism of president bush's handling of the russian transition from communism to democracy had swirled. nixon had written a very scathing memorandum criticizing the administration's handling of that transition, and he criticized it as "pathetically inadequate"; that he thought the administration was not supporting boris yeltsin enough financially. and he had written this memorandum, and it had leaked and it exploded on the front page of the new york times. so president bush was going to be forced to answer nixon's criticism at nixon's conference so nixon was caught in the maelstrom of all these highly dramatic events, and i accompanied him to washington for that conference. and nixon hosted a different group of people at his head table for each panel discussion, and i was asked to join his head table during zbigniew brzezinksi's panel discussion. and i sat to the right of president nixon, and to the right of me was j
it was a memory that was formed at the famous nixon policy conference held in washington in march of 1993, and this was the conference around which nixon's very public criticism of president bush's handling of the russian transition from communism to democracy had swirled. nixon had written a very scathing memorandum criticizing the administration's handling of that transition, and he criticized it as "pathetically inadequate"; that he thought the administration was not supporting...
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>> at the washington poison center in seattle. >> just drowse? i okay. >> and lately, more and more of them sound something like this. >> and today, i took about 90 milligrams of percoset. >> oh you did? >> 6:00, i wasn't really thinking and i did a bar of xanax and i'm reading all this stuff online how that is a very lethal combination. i have a lot of friends who died in their sleep and i just wasn't really thinking. now i'm wondering if i should stay up tonight. >> that kind of call to me is really scary. >> oh, it is scary. >> what goes through your mind? >> so, i would be very frightened about that young man not making through the night. >> dr. bill hurley is the medical director of the poison center. he is also a trauma doctor. >> possibly too many of his meds. they are not sure what-all they've got. >> we are here in seattle, in part, because the problem is bad. >> this bottle still has quite a bit in it. >> but also because, as you will see, there are real solutions. >> no other meds? >> for hurley you it started five years ago. >> he's g
>> at the washington poison center in seattle. >> just drowse? i okay. >> and lately, more and more of them sound something like this. >> and today, i took about 90 milligrams of percoset. >> oh you did? >> 6:00, i wasn't really thinking and i did a bar of xanax and i'm reading all this stuff online how that is a very lethal combination. i have a lot of friends who died in their sleep and i just wasn't really thinking. now i'm wondering if i should stay up...
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a three-way relationship on beijing, washington and taipei is positive and quiet, as quiet as it's been over two decades. since that's the only issue on which there is any realistic prospect of armed conflict, and that is small thing. fifth, territorial disputes in the south china sea and east china sea are in my view the most troubling development. chinese confrontation with u.s. treaty allies, principally with japan create serious tensions and introduce unpredictability in the u.s.-china chip as well as offering an image of china's rise is unsettling to countries well beyond concerned rivals. finally, military deployments on both sides. i won't discuss those because i believe jonathan, jonathan pollack will do so in depth in his presentation. what do we expect them president obama's second term and she champagnes first. the main variable and the relationship is china. president obama has had for years to formulate and put in place an approach towards china. in broad terms it is consistent with that of his predecessor since president nixon. its main features are welcoming attitude towa
a three-way relationship on beijing, washington and taipei is positive and quiet, as quiet as it's been over two decades. since that's the only issue on which there is any realistic prospect of armed conflict, and that is small thing. fifth, territorial disputes in the south china sea and east china sea are in my view the most troubling development. chinese confrontation with u.s. treaty allies, principally with japan create serious tensions and introduce unpredictability in the u.s.-china chip...
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what is your message to washington? >> caller: i really think that comprised in the area and in positive way. it's so wonderful in my mind that president obama not elected and i believe that people can now start to work together as not so much just politicians but as people that are going help solve problems and moving forward in a positive way. so many of the comments i heard on c-span over the last -- since the election happened. so many negative comments i heard. i heard a lot of positive ones. but so many negative ones i think had just simply have no validity and kind of portray them as somebody who is not doing well by people and the thing that really not been mentioned on c-span or other channels very often very infrequently is congress, the republicans -- [inaudible] throughout the term and so called democrat majority people fail to mention is 12 democrats, which in my view have very conservative republicans in disguise blocked everything. they never did have. >> ron. let's look forward. we want the to work. what
what is your message to washington? >> caller: i really think that comprised in the area and in positive way. it's so wonderful in my mind that president obama not elected and i believe that people can now start to work together as not so much just politicians but as people that are going help solve problems and moving forward in a positive way. so many of the comments i heard on c-span over the last -- since the election happened. so many negative comments i heard. i heard a lot of...
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anderson walked me around a hospital in tacoma, washington. one of the first things you will notice here and every er in the state a reminder for patients of restrictions on how much pain medication they can be prescribed. >> not only are we all playing by the same rules, we are also now all communicating with one another. >> this is being done through a statewide database it provides a patient's history of visits to the emergency departments in the last five years as well as other vital information. >> in some cases, it might even show care guidelines, like this particular physician has said no narcotics should be issued through the emergency department because they are on a pain management contract. >> if something like this didn't exist, the scenario is somebody could come to one emergency room, possibly get a prescription for payne medication and maybe even the same day, go to another emergency room and get a prescription for pain medication that could happen? >> that's happened for years. >> so pharmacies here also share data. >> we now h
anderson walked me around a hospital in tacoma, washington. one of the first things you will notice here and every er in the state a reminder for patients of restrictions on how much pain medication they can be prescribed. >> not only are we all playing by the same rules, we are also now all communicating with one another. >> this is being done through a statewide database it provides a patient's history of visits to the emergency departments in the last five years as well as other...
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i want to go to washington and lead. i want to go to washington and lead the fight to cut spending, to reduce regulation, and keep taxes low so that businesses can expand, people can get jobs, feed their families, and send kids to school. you can choose someone like governor king with a $300 million surplus increased spending by 50%, and left us with a billion dollar deficit, highest tax burden in the country, or choose me. i would like to, again, go to washington and leet the fight to reduce spending, to reduce regulation, and do things to grow this economy, and i would appreciate your vote. >> moderator: secretary, thank you. steve woods? woods: thank you. i'm not a politician, and so this is a little bit uncomfortable. i'm a businessman. i'm chairman of my local town council, but the negativity that consumed this campaign and others in the country bothers. me, sippet why, i'm tired of the quote of "old wealthy white men," it's beyond that. charlie, tired of the gross distortions of truth in regard to king, and i'm tir
i want to go to washington and lead. i want to go to washington and lead the fight to cut spending, to reduce regulation, and keep taxes low so that businesses can expand, people can get jobs, feed their families, and send kids to school. you can choose someone like governor king with a $300 million surplus increased spending by 50%, and left us with a billion dollar deficit, highest tax burden in the country, or choose me. i would like to, again, go to washington and leet the fight to reduce...
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i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start with this. president obama has got a spring in his step this friday before the election propelled by a good week on the job and 171,000 new jobs in this morning's report. he's out there in ohio fighting the good fight. i only make predictions when people make me make them, but the trajectory, the momentum, now seems pro-obama. pennsylvania will hold, ohio looks good but close, and all the battlegrounds look winnable for the president. the huge question is turnout, that and rational self-interest. the young who believe in science, women who believe in protecting their rights, latinos who can see a brighter future with a supportive president all need to get out, show up, and vote. there's no reward for a failure. in a free society, a democratic society is a failure, deeply personal, you blew it if you don't vote. let's see where it stands. i'm joined by mother jones washington bureau chief david corn and joy reid. do you think i'm a little strong there? >> no. >> i don't want to talk to anybody af
i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start with this. president obama has got a spring in his step this friday before the election propelled by a good week on the job and 171,000 new jobs in this morning's report. he's out there in ohio fighting the good fight. i only make predictions when people make me make them, but the trajectory, the momentum, now seems pro-obama. pennsylvania will hold, ohio looks good but close, and all the battlegrounds look winnable for the president. the huge...
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and instead of going after solutions we're having a fight in washington. >> we're going to talk about policy in a minute. i want to talk to you first, michael. you were there. you were at the epi center of this transfer of power. what was it like to be in chicago? >> it was exciting. i mean, people were talking about the enthusiasm gap. i said look. i do a lot of renewal of vows as a minister. and the second time around of course it's different. you know more about him. you know about her. you're a little bit more jaded. you ain't getting flowers every day. but the bill's being paid, baby got shoes and everybody good. so that's the renewal of vows obama. look, i'm out here doing my thing. and it was tremendous. it was electric. it was the understanding that this is a real choice in america between two different options, one of which is selfish and redistributing wealth upward to those who are wealthy, and another one that is concerned about the poor and at least about the middle class. so in that sense, people felt that hey, we ratified today the fundamental principles of democracy, n
and instead of going after solutions we're having a fight in washington. >> we're going to talk about policy in a minute. i want to talk to you first, michael. you were there. you were at the epi center of this transfer of power. what was it like to be in chicago? >> it was exciting. i mean, people were talking about the enthusiasm gap. i said look. i do a lot of renewal of vows as a minister. and the second time around of course it's different. you know more about him. you know...
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that's the attitude in washington that needs to change. now, virginia, after four years as president, you know me. you know me. [applause] so when you're trying to sort through this argument about change, part of what you have to ask yourself is, who do you trust? [applause] when you are talking about the economy and policy that is so critical to our future, you've got to ask yourself, who do you trust? [applause] you may not agree with every decision i have made -- michelle decision i have made. [laughter] there may be times when you are frustrated at the pace of change. i am frustrated sometimes with the pace of change. but you know i mean what i say and i say what i mean. [applause] you know what i believe, you know where i stand, when i said we would end the war in iraq, we ended it. [applause] when i said we would pass health care reform, we passed it. [applause] when i said we would repeal don't ask don't tell, we repealed it. [applause] you know i tell the truth. and most importantly, you know i will fight for you and your families
that's the attitude in washington that needs to change. now, virginia, after four years as president, you know me. you know me. [applause] so when you're trying to sort through this argument about change, part of what you have to ask yourself is, who do you trust? [applause] when you are talking about the economy and policy that is so critical to our future, you've got to ask yourself, who do you trust? [applause] you may not agree with every decision i have made -- michelle decision i have...
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the folks at the top of the this country turns out they don't need another champion in washington. they'll always have a seat at the table. they'll always have access and influence. the people who need a champion are the americans whose letters i read late at night after a long day at the office. the men and women i meet on the campaign trail every day. the laid off worker who is retraining for a career at the age of 55 at the college. the restaurant owner who needs a new loan. he needs a champion. the cooks and the waiters and cleaning staffer wo inin ining trying to save for a kid to go to college or buy a new home need a champion. the auto workers that was laid off and thought the plan would never reopen and is now back on the job filled with pride and dignity building a great car, building america, he needs champion. the teacher in the overcrowded classroom with out dated school books digging into our own pocket to buy school supplies not always feeling like she's got the support she needs but showing up everybody day because she knows this might be the day she's got a breakthr
the folks at the top of the this country turns out they don't need another champion in washington. they'll always have a seat at the table. they'll always have access and influence. the people who need a champion are the americans whose letters i read late at night after a long day at the office. the men and women i meet on the campaign trail every day. the laid off worker who is retraining for a career at the age of 55 at the college. the restaurant owner who needs a new loan. he needs a...
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newt gingrich, the "washington post," 2011. the problem is recognized across the political board, is it not? >> yes. >> yes. >> rose: and even libertarians -- >> grover norquist suddenly has common cause with al sharpton. >> now politicians across the political spectrum are waking up to this, and it's not out of concern over the families that have been decimated by the drug war. it's out of the attempt to balance state budgets in a time of economic crisis and finding that there's no way-- >> do you mind that? >> i think it is a problem if we do the right thing for the wrong reasons. lawsuit lawsui martin luther king used to say there is a danger in doing the right things for the wrong lesson. if we don't learn to care about people who are poor and locked into ghetto communities and we don't learn about them and for making decision for cost-saving purposes, we will continue to repeat the same kinds of mistakes over and over again in different form. so there is a momentef opportunity presented. by the fact that we have the attent
newt gingrich, the "washington post," 2011. the problem is recognized across the political board, is it not? >> yes. >> yes. >> rose: and even libertarians -- >> grover norquist suddenly has common cause with al sharpton. >> now politicians across the political spectrum are waking up to this, and it's not out of concern over the families that have been decimated by the drug war. it's out of the attempt to balance state budgets in a time of economic crisis...
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then just this week we added washington state and then just -- they would do nothing at all. eventually, have a bunch more states jumping on and then the supreme court can say we have a national consensus trend and the rest of you states, you gotta get on board too. >> eliot: do you think most people would appreciate -- it makes it easier for supreme court and at some point makes it imperative for the supreme court to embrace rights that have bubbled up more organically. that's what we saw on election day with state referenda expanding the marriage. >> the ninth amendment talks about rights of the people. the 14th amendment talks about privileges and immunitieses of citizens. from the citizenry from the people at a certain point. new rights. at a certain point the supreme court says yes this has now become part of the national fabric and you other states have to get on board. think about, for example women's rights. there was a time when it was okay for government to discriminate against women and then in the 1970s a whole bunch of state constitutions added state eras as in w
then just this week we added washington state and then just -- they would do nothing at all. eventually, have a bunch more states jumping on and then the supreme court can say we have a national consensus trend and the rest of you states, you gotta get on board too. >> eliot: do you think most people would appreciate -- it makes it easier for supreme court and at some point makes it imperative for the supreme court to embrace rights that have bubbled up more organically. that's what we...
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there will have to be leadership on both sides of the aisle in washington. leadership from the white house and leadship in congress. what the campaign to fix the debt is tryingto do is create an atmosphere that will allows that leadership to take place. that allows policymakers to make the tough decisions that have to be made to get our debt and deficits under control without knowing that their political futures are in great jeopardy. that i what our campaign is all about. melissa: so how do you do that? becausto me this is the perfect moment to do that. everyone has just been elected or reelected. so you have the most time poible before you have to run again. it is the peect time to come together and compromise and do something really heroic, right? >> that's right. and our goal is to, again, create that atmosphere that is conducive to making the tough decisions. melissa: how? what do you do? what do you say? >> we're going to dot. we raised $30 million or so. we're going to raise more. we're going to do that to do grassroots operations, grass tops operatio
there will have to be leadership on both sides of the aisle in washington. leadership from the white house and leadship in congress. what the campaign to fix the debt is tryingto do is create an atmosphere that will allows that leadership to take place. that allows policymakers to make the tough decisions that have to be made to get our debt and deficits under control without knowing that their political futures are in great jeopardy. that i what our campaign is all about. melissa: so how do...
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okay. >> last time i saw you was 2009 in washington. >> in washington? >> yeah. you were great in washington. >> have i lost it? >> no. >> oh, all right. >> thank you for doing this, yow, yeah, yeah. start a bookstore in palm beach. there's somebody i want to put out of business there. >> step right up. how are you? good. i'm amazed at how many copies of this i see. >> thank you very much. >> you're welcome, thank you. >> hi, how are you? did you read this or just get it? >> first edition. >> so is the other one. how are you? >> good. and the other one had a perfect cover too. >> thank you very much. >> you're welcome, bye-bye. hello, how are you? you're welcome. how are you? have you read them? >> [inaudible] >> okay. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. hi, how are you? good. >> thank you. >> nice to meet you. hi, how are you? >> good, thank you. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. hello. >> hello, how are you? >> i'm good. how are you? >> thank you, i loved your talk. >> oh, thanks, awesome. >> hi. >> hi, how are you? >> thank you. >> thanks for coming by. >> take ca
okay. >> last time i saw you was 2009 in washington. >> in washington? >> yeah. you were great in washington. >> have i lost it? >> no. >> oh, all right. >> thank you for doing this, yow, yeah, yeah. start a bookstore in palm beach. there's somebody i want to put out of business there. >> step right up. how are you? good. i'm amazed at how many copies of this i see. >> thank you very much. >> you're welcome, thank you. >> hi, how...
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they need a champion in washington. because they don't have lobby t lobbyists. the future will never have as many lobbyists as the status quo does, as vested interests do, but it is the dreams of those children that will be our saving grace. and that's why i need you, colorado, to make sure their voices are heard. to make sure your voices are heard. we have come too far to turn back now. we've come too far to let our hearts grow wary. now's the time to keep push forward, to educate all our kids, train all our workers, create new jobs, rebuild our infrastructure, bring our troops home, care for our veterans, broaden opportunity, grow our middle class, restore our democracy, make sure that here in america, no matter who you are, where you come from, how you started out, what you look like, it doesn't matter whether you're black or white, hispanic, asian, native american, young, old, rich, poor, able, disabled, gay, straight, here in america you can make it if you try. that's why i need your vote. that's what we believe in. that's why we're pushing forward. and if
they need a champion in washington. because they don't have lobby t lobbyists. the future will never have as many lobbyists as the status quo does, as vested interests do, but it is the dreams of those children that will be our saving grace. and that's why i need you, colorado, to make sure their voices are heard. to make sure your voices are heard. we have come too far to turn back now. we've come too far to let our hearts grow wary. now's the time to keep push forward, to educate all our...
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if washington continues in. american rock that i guess he found out a little historical tidbit about texas in one of those school textbooks recently rewritten by the reactionary texas school board clearly four years of president obama has been too much for some of the loopy or conservatives across america to endure a year for the good old days when private health insurance companies could deny them lifesaving care due to preexisting conditions or when women were guaranteed to make a smaller paycheck than men for doing the same work for america were gays and lesbians are regarded as second class citizens but secession is such a drastic sure the nation might be better off without a dozen or so red states standing in the way of things like single payer health care carbon caps and employer run unions sure might be best in the long run if the rod and rand paul crazies are let loose to once and for all try to create their own libertarian paradise complete with daily pledges to the flag of iran just so they can see for
if washington continues in. american rock that i guess he found out a little historical tidbit about texas in one of those school textbooks recently rewritten by the reactionary texas school board clearly four years of president obama has been too much for some of the loopy or conservatives across america to endure a year for the good old days when private health insurance companies could deny them lifesaving care due to preexisting conditions or when women were guaranteed to make a smaller...
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i live in washington d.c. so i know the places where women do not have power and where the problems are in terms of child care and what happens to women at the top which i address in a chapter called the talk. but i write a lot about how this has been going on for 40 years. we haven't turned the world upside down. parts of america look like they're upside-down when you look at relationships but we are long way getting there and i am -- you can see the election as a current example is something profound happened in the last election not just because obama won but the way he won. he won in a way which really changed our ideas about who is the minority and to is the victim which is something you write about a lot. this idea that women put him in power. we had this -- the largest number of female senators we have ever had in history. we had new hampshire the most politically obsessed state in the entire country run by at matriarchy. you have to think hard about what does it mean to be a minority in this country of
i live in washington d.c. so i know the places where women do not have power and where the problems are in terms of child care and what happens to women at the top which i address in a chapter called the talk. but i write a lot about how this has been going on for 40 years. we haven't turned the world upside down. parts of america look like they're upside-down when you look at relationships but we are long way getting there and i am -- you can see the election as a current example is something...